To determine the prognosis and risk factors for ischemic heart disease in chronic uremia, a cohort of 432 dialysis patients were followed prospectively from start of dialysis therapy until death or renal transplantation.

When compared to patients who never developed ischemic disease (N=296 ; 69%), significant and independent predictors of de novo disease were older age (P=0.0007), diabetes mellitus (P=0.0001), high blood pressure during follow up on dialysis (P=0.02) ...